By Timothy Ryan
Nelson Mandela said, “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children. ” Headlines like those above beg the question even in “developed” countries: What does it say about our societies that the scourge of child labour
After almost three years of introduction into the Dutch Parliament, the Wet zorgplicht kinderarbeid or the Child Labour Due Diligence Bill was passed by the Dutch Senate earlier last week. With the adoption of this law, the Netherlands has demonstrated its seriousness about combatting child labour in supply chains and is standing out
Stakeholders in the metals sector are joining forces to advocate for and stimulate international responsible business conduct (IRBC) in the sector. Companies, industry associations, government, trade unions and civil society organisations will sign the ‘International RBC Agreement for the Metals Sector: Delivering Responsible Metals Supply Chains Together’ on 23 May.
On 6 May 2019, Director-General of ILO, Mr. Guy Ryder awarded Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour with the ILO Recognition Award along with awarding the 50 for Freedom Campaign. In his address, he remarked “Today’s award ceremony is a celebration to honour the remarkable
Marking yet another victory towards the universal ratification of ILO Convention 182 on Worst Forms of Child Labour; the two Pacific Islands, Palau and the Marshall Islands, recently ratified the Convention in March 2019. In preparation for the ratification, both countries took considerable legal steps to eliminate the worst forms
Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed
Global March Against Child Labour organised the 3rd Meet of Parliamentarian’s Without Borders for Children’s Rights, in collaboration with the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Commission, Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development. It was held in Brussels, Belgium on 3rd and 4th December, 2018. The meet witnessed
Dear Supporters,
Do you believe in magic? In things changing around as if they were never there? We do too.
While we sit everyday on our desks doing our bit towards making a change in the lives of exploited child labourers, advocating for their rights with multiple stakeholders, we wish
The Second Asia Meet of Parliamentarians Without Borders for Children’s Rights, an initiative of our founder, Kailash Satyarthi and Brazilian Senator, Cristovam Buarque, was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in collaboration with Centre for Children’s Happiness : CCH and 13 Members of Parliament from 6 Asian countries- Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Nepal
Global March Against Child Labour in collaboration with our partner in Uganda, National Organisation of Trade Unions successfully organised the Africa Capacity Building Workshop on Achieving SDG 8.7: Getting to Zero Child Labour by 2025 in Kampala, Uganda. Given that only 7 years are left to achieve SDG 8.7 and